Wasilla posts second-place finish in boys standings at Valley Invite

PALMER — The Wasilla boys earned a second-place finish at the 2007 Valley Invitational Friday and Saturday at the Palmer Pool.

Wasilla’s Christian Long won the boys’ 200 yard individual medley in a time of 2 minutes, 11.33 seconds to lead the Warriors.

The Warrior boys team also earned second place in both the 200-yard medley and 400 freestyle relay events. Other top Wasilla performers included Charles Frey, who finished second in the boys’ 100 backstroke, Max Merriam (third place in the boys’ 200 freestyle) and David Kennedy (third place in diving).

Kodiak swept both the boys’ and girls’ overall team events. Colony placed fifth in the boys’ meet, while Palmer was ninth.

Colony’s Jeffrey Frey picked up two top-three finishes to lead the Colony boys. Frey won the boys’ 100 yard freestyle in a time of 51.03 seconds and also placed third in the 100 backstroke. Rhowe Stefanski and Tim Schachle each added second-place finishes for the Knights — Schachle in diving and Stefanski in the boys’ 50 freestyle.

Rachel Kennedy won the 3-meter diving event for the Wasilla girls, which tied for fifth-place with Colony in the girls’ team competition.

Colony sophomore Katelyn Payne finished second in the girls’ 100 backstroke to lead the Knights. Payne also helped the Colony girls to a third place finish in the 200 yard medley relay event.

Palmer’s Madelyn Peterson finished second in the diving event for the seventh-place Palmer girls, while Kyle Johnson picked up a third place finish in the 100 backstroke to pace the Moose boys.

Complete results available a www.frontiersman.com

2007 valley Invitational

Friday-Saturday

Palmer High School

Team Scores

Girls

1. Kodiak, 92; 2. North Pole, 70; 3. Soldotna, 62; 4. Homer, 41; 5. Colony, 24; 6. Wasilla, 24; 7. Palmer, 9; 8. Seward, 6.

Boys

1. Kodiak, 84; 2. Wasilla, 48; 3. Soldotna, 41; 4. North Pole, 37; 5. Colony, 36; 6. Homer, 25; 7. Seward, 24; 8. Kenai Central, 22; 9. Palmer, 9; 10. Cordova, 3.

Individual Results

Girls

200 yard medley relay — 1. Kodiak, 1:56.77; 2. Soldotna, 1:59.78; 3. Colony, 2:04.26; 4. North Pole, 2:05.03; 5. Wasilla, 2:07.90; 6. Palmer, 2:19.90.

200 yard freestyle — 1. Karen Philpot, Kod, 2:08.64; 2. Sarah Meierotto, NP, 2:08.98; 3. Jaclyn Arndt, Hom, 2:09.08; 4. Randi Freestone, Sol, 2:10.54; 5. Naomi Beck-Goodell, Kod, 2:12.32; 6. Caity Crombie, Col, 2:13.85.

200 yard individual medley — 1. Naomi Franquelin, Kod, 2:18.79; 2. Courtney Rawlins, NP, 2:24.61; 3. Myra Scholze, Kod, 2:25.50; 4. Rita Spann, NO, 2:26.16; 5. Michaela Shirnberg, Sol, 2:30.98; 6. Kyle Perkins, NP, 2:40.10.

50 yard freestyle — 1. Lyla Marey, Sol, 25.43; 2. Sophie May, NP, 26.52; 3. Grace Harrison, Hom, 26.64; 4. Kyla Young, Kod, 26.70; 5. Caity Stigen, Was, 26.71; 6. Jorden Greiner, Hom, 27.47.

Diving — 1. Rachel Kennedy, Was, 307.55; 2. Madelyn Peterson, Pal, 260.25; 3. Zandra Christenson, 243.60; 4. Suzannah Whitford, Col, 234.75; 5. Mariah Schachle, Was, 214.30; 6. Jackie Schachle, Col, 194.70.

100 yard butterfly — 1. Courtney Rawlins, NP, 1:04.90; 2. Kyla Young, Kod, 1:04.92; 3. Naomi Franquelin, Kod, 1:05.07; 4. Olivia Bowen, Sol, 1:05.15; 5. Rita Spano, NP, 1:06.09; 6. Caity Stigen, Was, 1:06.46.

100 yard freestyle — 1. Lyla Marey, Sol, 55.40; 2. Sophie May, NP, 56.73; 3. Laura Griffing, Kod, 59.46; 4. Meghan O’Leary, Sew, 59.66; 5. Elyse Johnston, Kod, 59.94; 6. Sarah Meierotto, NP, 1:00.13.

500 yard freestyle — 1. Donna McNulty, Hom, 5:45.42; 2. Denise Howard, NP, 5:48.38; 3. Sara Bitterman, Hom, 5:56.34; 4. Michaela Shirnberg, Sol, 5:58.24; 5. Iris Fletcher, Hom, 5:58.95; 6. Sonja Jones, Kod, 6:09.17.

200 yard freestyle relay — 1. Soldotna, 1:46.02; 2. North Pole, 1:46.83; 3. Kodiak, 1:50.09; 4. Homer, 1:50.28; 5. Colony, 1:50.61; 6. Wasilla, 1:52.43.

100 yard backstroke — 1. Karen Philpot, Kod, 1:03.60; 2. Katelyn Payne, Col, 1:04.05; 3. Olivia Bowen, Sol, 1:04.06; 4. Meghan O’Leary, Sew, 1:06.18; 5. Kalsin Clark, Kod, 1:09.43; 6. Kyle Perkins, NP, 1:11.10.

100 yard breaststroke — 1. Laura Griffing, Kod, 1:11.17; 2. Myra Scholze, Kod, 1:12.70; 3. Jennifer Bitterman, Hom, 1:14.85; 4. Randi Freestone, Sol, 1:14.99; 5. Brandi Day, Col, 1:16.08; 6. Donna McNulty, Hom, 1:16.41.

400 yard freestyle relay — 1. North Pole, 3:51.45; 2. Kodiak, 3:53.90; 3. Homer, 4:01.86; 4. Soldotna, 4:27.76; 5. Palmer, 4:35.63; 6. Wasilla, 5:01.20.

Boys

200 yard medley relay — 1. Soldotna, 1:47.95; 2. Wasilla, 1:48.49; 3. Kenai Central, 1:51.43; 4. Kodiak, 1:53.16; 5. Homer, 1:53.33; 6. Colony, 1:58.52.

200 yard freestyle — 1. Bryce Peck, NP, 1:49.10; 2. Austin Reed, Kod, 1:54.88; 3. Max Merriam, Was, 2:01.15; 4. Anders Nyquist, Ken, 2:02.72; 5. Devon Christensen, Kod, 2:06.71; 6. Chad Paulson, Kod, 2:07.79.

200 yard individual medley — 1. Christian Long, Was, 2:11.33; 2. Heaven Winter, Sol, 2:12.71; 3. Kenny Audette, Sew, 2:15.63; 4. Chris Paulson, Kod, 2:17.17; 5. Phillip Martinez, NP, 2:20.15; 6. Hayden Linscheid, Kod, 2:20.54.

50 yard freestyle — 1. Eric Friccero, Kod, 23.35; 2. Rhowe Stefanski, Col, 23.44; 3. Ryan O’Leary, Sew, 23.69; 4. Clayton Schauff, Kod, 24.45; 5. Kyle Irving, Cor, 24.51; 6. Matthew Murray, NP, 24.88.

Diving — 1. Scott Wandersee, Kod, 382.90; 2. Tim Schachle, Col, 376.50; 3. David Kennedy, Was, 321.80; 4. Alexander Deedy, Col, 303.25; 5. Christian Grandquist, Pal, 239.25.

100 yard butterfly — 1. Brian Ritchie, Hom, 55.42; 2. Winter Heaven, Sol, 55.82; 3. Clayton Schauff, Kod, 59.26; 4. Anders Nyquist, Ken, 1:00.55; 5. Kenny Piech, NP, 1:03.44; 6. Dylan Wannamaker, Ken, 1:04.06.

100 yard freestlye — 1. Jeffrey Frey, Col, 51.03; 2. Ryan O’Leary, Sew, 51.35; 3. Colin Dudley, Sol, 52.13; 4. Charles Frey, Was, 52.73; 5. Matthew Murray, NP, 54.81; 6. David Psnak, Pal, 55.77.

500 yard freestyle — 1. Bryce Peck, NP, 4:58.62; 2. Christian Long, Was, 5:04.18; 3. Austin Reed, Kod, 5:11.21; 4. Brian Ritchie, Hom, 5:21.60; 5. John Roedl, Hom, 5:29.06; 6. Hayden Linscheid, Kod, 5:29.52.

200 yard freestyle relay — 1. Kodiak, 1:35.75; 2. Colony, 1:37.16; 3. North Pole, 1:37.47; 4. Soldotna, 1:39.69; 5. Seward, 1:40.17; 6. Kenai Central, 1:40.90.

100 yard backstroke — 1. Eric Friccero, Kod, 58.74; 2. Charles Frey, Was, 1:00.04; 3. Jeffrey Frey, Col, 1:00.23; 4. Dylan Wannamaker, Ken, 1:00.63; 5. Colin Dudley, Sol, 1:01.47; 6. Kyle Irving, Cor, 1:02.47.

100 yard breaststroke — 1. Kenny Audette, Sew, 1:06.88; 2. Chris Paulson, Kod, 1:07.40; 3. Kyle Johnson, Pal, 1:07.71; 4. Will Anderson, Hom, 1:08.31; 5. Freddie John, Ken, 1:09.14; 6. Forrest Eissler, Sol, 1:09.31.

400 yard freestyle relay — 1. Kodiak, 3:33.75; 2. Wasilla, 3:35.45; 3. North Pole, 3:37.23; 4. Homer, 3:43.18; 5. Soldotna, 3:54.01; 6. Palmer, 3:59.40.